As musicians, the children in Year 4 have been busy appraising different Christmas Carols and identifying several themes within each musical piece such as…
- the theme/story the musical piece portrays
- the mood/emotions the piece emits
- any accompanying instruments being played
- the rhythm and tempo of the musical piece
Here are just a few carols we have appraised so far…
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- Good King Wenceslas
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- Theme – Christmas, Mood – Happy
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- Rhythm – Jumpy
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- Instruments – Glockenspiels and drums,
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- Away in a Manger
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- Instruments – Bells, Harp, Violin and a Triangle
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- Tempo – slow
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- Story – Jesus in his crib
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- O Holy Night
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- Story – Jesus, Mood – Peaceful, Tempo slow
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- Instruments – Glockenspiel, Harp, Piano
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- Tempo – slow, Story – Jesus being born, Mood – sleepy